U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS Research Geneticist Arian Avalos, checks the condition control bees; he and other researchers have identified a particular region in gentle Africanized honey bee genome that contributes to reduced colony defensive behavior at the Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research Unit in Baton Rouge, LA, on December 10, 2021. Research Leader Lanie Bilodeau at the Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Research Unit uses a pipet in support of research that is directly related to improving honey bee stock and honey bee management. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.